IC3855 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC3855 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (PDT), 60° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:04, 87° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:51, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name IC3855
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:12h53m [1]
Declination:+36°47' [1]
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Magnitude:16.39 (B) [1]
13.18 (J) [1]
12.54 (H) [1]
12.26 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.8 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 107.0°E of N
Hubble type:E

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